Bhisraka asana (Misraka asana)

Description

Bhisraka asana (Misraka asana): Asana

Asana Type

Seated

Pramana

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source

Joga Pradipika. 197-203

Transliteration

"dou pagäìké eòé joé goòäphaëoà väëoà phuni hoé | goòä jaìgha adhara kari räkhai äòeväha isé vidhi däkhe ॥198॥ dou eòé urdhahé müladvära täupara karai | puni aïjulé häthä däkhai tämme phuni poloöaké däkhe ॥199॥

for extended verse see end of chapter"

Translation

"Sitting on toes and placing buttocks on heels. Separate the knees sidewards and place on the ground. Make a hollow of palms and place it on mouth. Keep thumbs under teeth and close the lips fix the gaze steadily at the tip of nose. Inhale through pingala nadi and exhale through mouth to the capacity."

Steps/Technique

1. Sit on the toes and place buttocks on heels.

2. Separate the knees.

3. Make a hollow with your hands and place it on the mouth.

4. Keep thumbs under the teeth and close the lips.

5. Gaze at the tip of nose.

6. Inhale through right nostril and exhale through the mouth."

Atma Pramana Benefits

Practice of this asana digests excess consumption of food. One gets rid of cough and fever.' .It removes fever and makes the body disease free.

Simple sketch

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